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Seefeld – A Place Of Guaranteed Snow!

Roger Bunyan — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:45:32 +0000

Over the last few weeks, I had been looking at the webcams around the Seefeld plateau. Sadly, there was no snow in that corner of the Austrian Tyrol! Well, high up on the very tops of the mountains, there was … Continue reading → “Seefeld – A Place Of Guaranteed Snow!”

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A First-time Snowshoer in Seefeld, Austria

Roger Bunyan — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 18:30:43 +0000

I shuffled along the path. My boot grips bit into the compressed snow. I was grumpy. For the first time in many years I would be unable to play on the Alps’ best cross-country ski trails. I was forlorn. Devastation.… Continue reading → “A First-time Snowshoer in Seefeld, Austria”

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Snowshoeing in an Austrian Winter Wonderland

Pam Mandel — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 07:00:00 +0000

A Dream Come True

Close your eyes and imagine Austria in winter. Picture the flawless snowy meadows stretched out underneath a Kodakchrome blue sky. Imagine the old wooden barns, fringed by sparkling icicles; a village settled down at a bend in the river, smoke coming from the chimneys. All around you are granite peaks where the breeze lifts snow in wispy feathers along the ridgeline. The only sound is the crunching under your snowshoes, as wisps of powder rising behind your steps. Imagine yourself later that evening, a golden glass of Pilsner next to a steaming plate of homemade goulash and for dessert, well, strudel, of course. Then, it's off to bed under a fluffy down comforter in your cozy pine paneled room, the snow falling silently outside your window.

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